Woman killed in car crash

The region in brief

November 22, 2009|By Anika Myers Palm, Orlando Sentinel

Polk County

A woman died in a crash Friday night when a wild hog ran in front of her vehicle. Mandi Montanez, 22, was traveling west on Avon Park Cut Off Road on her way to work just before 9 p.m. when the animal darted in front of her vehicle, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The impact caused Montanez to lose control of her Ford Explorer. The SUV went airborne and landed on its side. Montanez, who authorities say may not have been wearing a seat belt, was ejected and killed. Her husband, who had been on the phone with her at the time, found the crash scene. The hog was killed.